Man pleads guilty to defacing Missouri Islamic center
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A man who admitted spray-painting graffiti on the exterior walls of an Islamic center in Missouri in 2011 and leaving two burned copies of the Koran outside it pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal civil rights charge, pro…
Sidecar to cease ride and delivery services at end of this year
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sidecar, the ride-hailing and delivery company that has long struggled to keep up with competitors Uber and Lyft, said on Tuesday it will cease operations at the end of the month.
Unprecedented security set for California’s Rose Parade, Rose Bowl
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Two arrested for Florida drive-by shooting that killed 7-year-old
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Florida teen accused of firing the shots during a drive-by shooting that killed a seven-year-old boy surrendered to authorities on Tuesday, Miami-Dade police said.
Oregon bakery pays damages in lesbian wedding cake case
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The owners of a Portland-area bakery who refused on religious grounds to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple have paid about $144,000 in damages despite their ongoing appeal of the discrimination case, a state official s…
Texas law sharply curbs access to abortion, clinics tell Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas abortion regulations do not improve medical safety and reduce access to the procedure, women’s healthcare providers told the U.S. Supreme Court as part of their appeal challenging a 2013 state law that imposed new requirements on abortion clinics.
Small plane crashes into office building in Anchorage, Alaska
(Reuters) – A single-engine airplane slammed into an office building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, and burst into flames on Tuesday, killing the pilot, but no other casualties were immediately reported, police and fire officials said.
Pennsylvania governor rejects Republican budget, says it’s ‘garbage’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Tuesday rejected a budget proposed by Republican-led lawmakers, calling it ‘garbage,’ but allowed spending on education and some services to be funded to avoid a threatened closure of school…
Backroad Anthem lead singer missing, friend’s body recovered
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Craig Strickland, lead singer of the country-rock band Backroad Anthem, was missing after the boat he was in capsized while he was duck hunting on a northern Oklahoma lake, officials said on Tuesday.
Coast Guard closes Mississippi River to vessel traffic near St. Louis
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday closed a 5-mile (8 km) section of the Mississippi River near St. Louis, Missouri, to all vessel traffic as rising river levels created “hazardous conditions,” the agency said in a release.
